Qian Shengyan was in a good mood, and the meal was harmonious. After the meal, Hongli went back to read. Qian Shengyan served herself and Yinzhen two cups of tea. She originally wanted to ask him how Hongshi and Hongzhou were doing, but she saw Yinzhen looking at her with a half-smile.
That expression...
Qian Shengyan's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively tried to escape, but Yinzhen had already grabbed her hand and pressed it onto his lap.
Qian Shengyan's eyes darted around, and she placed her hands on Yinzhen's neck: "Master..."
"Hmm?" Yinzhen looked at her with amusement, wanting to see what other good things she could do.
Qian Shengyan really didn't know what to say, but she felt she had to say something, otherwise Yinzhen would definitely bring up things she didn't want to hear!
Seeing that Yinzhen was about to speak again, Qian Shengyan, in a moment of panic, tilted her head back and covered Yinzhen's mouth with her own. She even smacked her lips once before letting go, then looked at Yinzhen pitifully and whispered, "I was wrong."
"Hmm?" Yinzhen raised an eyebrow slightly, gesturing for Su Peisheng to lead his men out, then looked down at the still somewhat apprehensive Qian Shengyan, "What did you do wrong?"
Qian Shengyan: ...
What a scumbag's statement!
She continued in a low voice, "I... shouldn't have drunk alcohol."
"Heh, so you remember everything?" Yinzhen sneered. Qian Shengyan instinctively shuddered and quickly hugged his neck, pleading, "No, I was so drunk I don't remember anything, Your Highness~~"
"Hmm?" Yinzhen didn't move, letting Qian Shengyan sit on his lap and hug his neck, acting coquettishly.
Qian Shengyan had no choice but to keep trying, calling out "Master" and giving him a kiss, then apologizing and promising not to drink again before giving him another kiss. At the same time, she rubbed against him here and there, squirming restlessly in his arms.
Finally, Yinzhen, exasperated, pinched the soft flesh pressing against her leg hard to get rid of the situation, but he still couldn't help but tease her: "I didn't know you had such a low alcohol tolerance. A few cups of sweet wine were enough to make you so dizzy. Fine, from now on, if you want to drink, just drink with me."
Qian Shengyan: ...
Haha, she said that Yinzhen was actually a masochist!
You want to drink with her again? You just want to get beaten up, huh?! Give him two more punches in the eyes!
Unfortunately, nowadays she only dares to clench her little fists in private, then raise them to fawn over Yinzhen by massaging his legs and back. As for applying eye patches or anything like that... well, never mind. -0-
The two were intimate for a while longer when an announcement came from outside that the Fourth Prince had arrived. Qian Shengyan hurriedly stood up from Yinzhen's lap, quickly tidying her hair and clothes to try to look more dignified.
Hongli rushed in excitedly, but then remembered something: "Mother! We're going to Xifeng Xiuse later. We'll be walking around and tidying up the house, so it'll be good exercise and stretching, right? I don't need to spin the top anymore, do I?"
Qian Shengyan: ...
Yinzhen asked curiously, "You don't like spinning tops?"
Hongli answered honestly, "Father, I prefer reading."
"That's why he sits in his study all day without coming out! That's why I've stipulated that he must spend half an hour each morning and afternoon spinning tops!" Qian Shengyan said angrily, and then pleaded with Yinzhen, "When we reach Xifeng Xiuse, Your Highness must set rules for them! They can't be reading all day long at such a young age. Wouldn't it harm their health and eyes if they don't see the light of day?"
“Your mother is right.” Yinzhen thought for a moment, then smiled. “Next year should be less busy, and we, father and son, can do something meaningful.”
Qian Shengyan and Hongli looked at him together, and Yinzhen smiled and said to Qian Shengyan, "If you are interested, you can come along too."
Qian Shengyan: ...
Honestly, she wasn't really intentional...
Although it's not good to stay indoors all the time, it would be quite nice if she could lie on the chaise longue from morning till night without having to leave the room.
But it's too early to talk about these things now. The busyness of the New Year only began in the twelfth lunar month. Qian Shengyan was soon extremely busy with all sorts of gift-giving matters. The doormen's invitations were being carried to Peach Blossom Village in baskets. Qian Shengyan was too busy to handle it all, so she asked Yinzhen to bring Granny Lin from the Prince's Mansion to the garden.
However, Yinzhen did not agree. After all, the mansion needed someone to keep order, and he did not trust or qualify others. Only Lin Mama, who was the prince's wet nurse, could take on the responsibility.
"I'll find two people to help you," Yinzhen said with a smile.
The next day, Qian Shengyan was greeted by people who came to help her.
The strange thing is that this time it wasn't some old nanny who came; judging from her attire, she should be a woman from some household.
"This servant is Ma Jia, and this is Guo Erluo. We are here on the Prince's orders to help Master Qian with household affairs." Ma Jia smiled gently, while Guo Erluo, who was speaking beside her, seemed a little shy and only nodded with a smile.
Qian Shengyan hurriedly had tea served and asked a few more questions. She learned that they all belonged to the Bordered White Banner, and the men were all servants under Yinzhen, which was why Yinzhen had called them to help.
This made Qian Shengyan somewhat embarrassed. After all, the other women were proper wives, but she could only refer to herself as a "servant." Moreover, she had to return to the capital that night, and it would take one or two hours to get back by carriage from Yuanmingyuan. This was too rushed.
There was room for them to live in the garden, but considering their age and the fact that they also had children at home to take care of, Qian Shengyan couldn't force them to do so.
So they were only allowed to come for two days, and after roughly categorizing the posts, they were no longer needed to come.
Ma Jia and Guo Erluo looked somewhat flustered, as if they were afraid they had done something wrong. Qian Shengyan then explained a few words, and the two were deeply moved after hearing it. They got up and were about to kowtow to Qian Shengyan.
Qian Shengyan: ...-0-
Dealing with these posts before the New Year was tedious, but at least it was manageable. What gave Qian Shengyan the biggest headache was dealing with the two new princesses.
She had even explicitly told them several times not to come to pay their respects in the morning, but Liu and Guo still insisted on coming. Later, Qian Shengyan had no choice but to let them in but not see them. She persisted in this way for a while, but the two of them did not know how to back down and continued to come every day.
Qian Shengyan is so worried!
Fortunately, at this moment, the Nian family got up again!
Yinzhen finally went to Ying Shui Lan Xiang again!
Moreover, they stayed up for five nights in a row and gave generous rewards, so that everyone's attention was once again focused on the Nian family!
Qian Shengyan was so touched, sob sob sob, it's so good, that scoundrel finally went to sleep with someone else!
Liu's attentiveness soon shifted elsewhere, and she began to pay her respects to Nian every day, while Guo seemed to have a different opinion and continued to come to Peach Blossom Village every day.
Now, Qian Shengyan started to find it interesting.
Qingxue was somewhat anxious and even privately advised Qian Shengyan: "Why doesn't Your Highness say a word for Liu Gege and Guo Gege? Even just persuading the Prince to take a trip to Tranquility would be good."
Qian Shengyan didn't understand: "Why should I advise the prince?"
"This...you persuaded the Prince, and that's why the two princesses are more firmly on your side?" Qingxue was even more puzzled than her. Were the two princesses really getting up early every day to pay their respects to Qian Shengyan? Clearly, it was an attempt to curry favor!
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